This is a very important post to all those who have a bad, bad habit of posting pointless replies or topics. This is known as SPAM. I've told the moderators to be strict with this and if they see ANY posts that they think is spam, they will immediately delete it.

By the way, this will instantly reduce your post count. It's not our problem if you're stuck on Bug Catcher forever And learn to use the EDIT button too.

Repeated offenses may earn a ban. And if things get out of hand, we might implement a "name and shame" policy.

You have been warned. I'm dead serious about this.

From Frost:
If somebody comes in here posting nonsense like this "~YouCan'tStopThePokepimp~," guy, DO NOT REPLY TO HIS POSTS. Replying just adds more useless posts to delete when a mod or admin arrives for clean up.

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Sat Oct 09, 2004 9:35 pm

Amphy

Psypoke Legend

Joined: Wed Aug 04, 2004 3:28 amPosts: 440Location: New Zealand

I'll add all these terms to the FAQs thread for those of you who don't know what we're talking about. Please read the FAQs if you are new to the forums!

That which will guide the lost child back to her mother's arms. Exile.

The waves that flow and dye the land gold.

The blessed breath which nurtures life. A land of wheat.

The path the angels descend upon.

The path of great winds. The Grand Stream.

What lies in the furthest depths of one's memory?

The place where all are born and where all will return. A blue star.

Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:13 pm

TonberryKing

Psypoke Legend

Joined: Wed Aug 04, 2004 3:28 amPosts: 644

Where any person on the board is invited to publically post names of people who are spamming. As for the shame part.. well, we might create a special user rank for spammers

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Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:18 pm

Jigglypuff

The Geek

Joined: Wed Aug 04, 2004 11:10 amPosts: 1535Location: Milliways

And would this apply to these people that join and respond to EVERY topic, answer everyone's questions no matter how many times and how long ago they were already answered, and/or simply repeat what's already been said? (Yes, I do have someone in mind.)

Where any person on the board is invited to publically post names of people who are spamming. As for the shame part.. well, we might create a special user rank for spammers

That could be fun though maybe just a warning then a ban might do. I am about to post an 'Anti-Spamming Tips' in the help section, if you see anyone spam please inform them of thread such as this and that.

_________________"In a world without walls or fences, what need it there for windows or gates?" - CEO of Appple

Felt I should add his username is now whenwillyoulearn. He seems ok now, but you never can trust anybody.

EDIT: Scratch that.

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Wed Mar 23, 2005 5:15 pm

Jigglypuff

The Geek

Joined: Wed Aug 04, 2004 11:10 amPosts: 1535Location: Milliways

I just thought I'd make a quick official announcement on this matter:

Today is Wednesday, March 23rd. I'm on Spring Break through Monday, March 28th. If I have to spend my Spring Break cleaning up SPAM, I will not be happy. I'm on vacation; I will not hesitate to snap. My vacation time will not be used to clean up after human stupidity. So, if anyone makes a SPAM post, and another mod doesn't beat me to dealing with it, I will be a VERY angry mod.

That being said, anyone else out there on Break, enjoy it as much as I'm trying to.

Sorry. When people like that post, the urge to make them feel like crap pounces at my gizzard, (The Guardian's of Ga'hoole). I have the urge. TonberryKing and TCM, in fact all of the "higher authority" have taught me to refrain from it. Thanks. And I will not do anything of the sort again.

It doens't make you guys happy, and it doesn't make other members very happy. (I don't think) So I'm scraping my plate clean, and going in for a better serving, to be a better person.

Thank you.

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Just a small suggestion, instead of deleting threads/posts, you could just create an invisible titled "trash" or something like that, and just move everything there. That way, your board's post count doesn't decrease.

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=02:47:08= <pop10> probably means your staff or soethingwich in that case i could getyou fired or i could report to nintendo how bad of website you run because you dont follow your own rules on the chats

Mon Apr 18, 2005 11:56 am

Jigglypuff

The Geek

Joined: Wed Aug 04, 2004 11:10 amPosts: 1535Location: Milliways

No, the loss of post count is quite intentional. If you think you can spam your way to a better rank, you are sadly mistaken ;P

I didn't mean that at all. I meant the forums' post count. Spamming's not my thing. :P

I'm not sure if you can do it with PHPBB or not, but you can simply set the recycle bin so post counts do not count in there, so the members' post count would decrease in the result of it being moved in there. I know that's possible in VBulletin though.

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=02:47:08= <pop10> probably means your staff or soethingwich in that case i could getyou fired or i could report to nintendo how bad of website you run because you dont follow your own rules on the chats

Personally I think we should have a forum called 'Unknown Dungeon' like the NB forums where a ridiculously stupid (or just stupid) post is sent so not only can new users learn but also this can be an alternate Name and Shame pollicy.

_________________sweet17: You look like the Farm Fresh guy lolbloodninja: Well, you look like you ATE the Farm Fresh guy....bloodninja: Not to mention all the groceries.

I agree to an extent. But what about new members? We don't want to drive them away, however we want to remain firm in Psypokes Forum policies. That could be a resort used later on.

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Mon May 16, 2005 9:37 am

Galar

Gym Leader

Joined: Thu Feb 17, 2005 11:04 amPosts: 1320Location: Sky Tower

Gryphflame wrote:

That's a spoiler, Galar.

ooooohhhhh......

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Mon May 16, 2005 11:03 am

starlancer88

Bug Catcher

Joined: Sun May 15, 2005 12:28 pmPosts: 11

thank you bobashotmace i figured out what it means right before reading your message lol thx guy who read my post

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Mon May 16, 2005 3:43 pm

tessa7338

Pokemon Ranger

Joined: Sat Feb 19, 2005 11:47 pmPosts: 603Location: Red Sands

Oh sheesh. I think I am guilty. Very guilty. I used to go around and post on everything in sight and that's partly how I got 5 ranks in less than 4 months.

And I think I am also guilty of causing another spammer + necromancer. 371T3 asked me "How do you become a Cooltrainer?" when he first joined and I told him, "Post like crazy." I think he misinterpreted me because later RL told me that he was reviving a lot of old topics.

And I agree with steinerrecliner. The Unknown Dungeon is quite a good idea. I've been to the NB forums and taken a good look at it. You will be surprised at what they think up just to get post count. But speaking of post count, sending posts to the Unknown Dungeon wouldn't decrease the spammer's post count, and their objective would have been achieved anyway no matter where the thread is sent. Deleting, on the other hand, would decrease post count but then new ppl wouldn't get to see what NOT to do.

There is a MOD that phpbb created that they could download. It enables you to pick certain forums that when they post in their count stays the same. This ranks thing is getting out of hand. I have a friend that's asking, "How many until this...", and my friends at school accuse me of Spamming here. Who cares if I have 1000 posts? I feel priveledged just being here. To be honest with you, the only time post count goes through my mind is when I hit a Milestone. Granted there was a few times when I posted stupid messages, but that is behind me. So those who are accusing me of Spamming, and that is currently 2 people that I won't mention, you're Spamming. And it also proves, that you really don't care about the discussion, you just want a higher rank.

Heck, darkmind has 13 (?) posts, and she could come in here and ban us all. So make sure you see, post count doesn't give you authority, it doesn't make you a veteran. It just tells how many posts you have, nothing more. Abusing that amkes you look dumb.

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Wed May 18, 2005 3:57 am

tessa7338

Pokemon Ranger

Joined: Sat Feb 19, 2005 11:47 pmPosts: 603Location: Red Sands

Me too. I never bothered about my post count until i hit another rank. Post count is just a way of seeing how active you are on the forum, and also the "Posts per day" in your profile. But that's it.

(Note: Supreme jealousy to WPM, Dragonfan and Truestar for being poke-profs anyway.)

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